The proposal shows that audiences don't just see "Black Panther" as another movie. It's a celebration.

Right before a screening of "Black Panther" Thursday night at Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse theater, someone donned a Black Panther costume, took out a ring, and proposed to his girlfriend.

The theater erupted in applause. Then he had to leave.

The man didn't have a ticket, according to Twitter reports, and surprised his girlfriend, who he knew would be at the screening with other friends. But he's still being honored on Twitter.

America has been treating the release of "Black Panther" like a celebration, as Teen Vogue pointed out, and the Alamo Drafthouse threw a party worthy of it. Before the screening, it hosted a drum performance and had a special menu inspired by pan-African cuisine.

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